Letter: Here's a way for Texas to secede

There is a way for the voters of Texas to bypass the Legislature and reinstate the Republic of Texas.

We need to start a petition, to place on the next ballot, a change in the Texas Constitution that would state that Texas will return to its former status as a republic — free and clear of any other government.

Once it is on the ballot, and if it is ratified, Texas legislators are duty-bound to uphold the constitution of Texas and must comply or resign.

Obviously, the Texas Supreme Court would have to find it constitutional — this will be in the state Constitution.

After that, let the federal government figure out what it is going to do about it.